Washington Substitute HJR 4, Tax Levy Periods for Schools Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Education and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington Substitute HJR 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing school district electors to impose excess tax levies at a maximum rate of two years for operation and six years for capital outlay, subject to approval by voters in a three-fifths vote with a minimum of forty percent of the votes cast in the last general election. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing school district electors to impose excess tax levies at a maximum rate of two years for operation and six years for capital outlay, subject to approval by voters in a three-fifths vote with a minimum of forty percent of the votes cast in the last general election. |
Election results
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Washington Substitute HJR 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 293,386 | 37.78% | ||
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483,165 | 62.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Substitute HJR 4 was as follows:
| “ | SCHOOL DISTRICTS: INCREASING LEVY PERIODS Shall the state constitution be amended to permit school district electors to authorize excess tax levies at a specified maximum rate for up to two years for operation and/or up to six years for capital outlay, if the proposition or propositions therefor shall be approved by a three-fifths majority, and the number of electors voting thereon constitutes not less than forty percentum of the votes cast at the last preceding general election in such district? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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